A 2011 World Book Night selection.
Atwood's Booker prize-winning novel reissued with a striking new jacket along with other titles from Margaret Atwood's backlist. Lyrical, outrageous, formidable, compelling and funny, this is a novel filled with deep humour and dark drama.
Our Editorial Guru, Sarah Broadhurst, has suggested others book and authors that would be perfect for you to read next or to pass on the recommendation - so your gift will keep on giving enjoyment. Her selection for this title is: Aldous Huxley.
THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE WINNER OF THE 2000 BOOKER PRIZE
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THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE WINNER OF THE 2000 BOOKER PRIZEWITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE FROM MARGARET ATWOOD HERSELF, THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AND THE TESTAMENTS'Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge'Decades after Laura's mysterious demise, her sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family's history. Intertwined with Iris's story are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two unnamed lovers meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafés, themselves writing a pulp fantasy novel of a blind killer on a distant planet.As these stories-within-stories twist and turn through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as all move closer to catastrophe in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.
The Blind Assassin features in the following genres: Audiobooks of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction
Paperback, , Hardback, Audiobook. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Blind Assassin was written by Margaret Atwood and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
The Blind Assassin has 656 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
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